The “2026 China-Central and Eastern European Countries Innovation Cooperation Conference” opened in Ningbo on September 9. This conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Ministry of Economy of Slovakia, with the theme “Ten Years of Innovation, Building the Future Together”. The conference featured an opening ceremony and plenary session, specialized events on artificial intelligence and biotechnology, as well as think tank roundtable discussions. Multiple industry-university-research cooperation agreements and platform construction agreements were also signed. As the highest-level brand event in the field of science and technology under this mechanism, it has been successfully held for five sessions since its inception in 2016. The conference aimed to explore emerging trends in scientific and technological innovation, outline the cooperation plan for the next decade, witness new achievements in cooperation, jointly enhance scientific and technological capabilities, expand development opportunities, and address global challenges.